Check protector



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CHECK PROTECTOR Filed July 24 1920 '7 Sheets-Sheet '7 BENJIN o. rnNsLow,or NEW YORK, N. Y., AssreNon To NEW Eea iure. COMPANY,

or NEW Yoan, N. Y., A CORPORATION or NEW YORK.

CHECK PROTECTOR. y 7

appiicanon iiiea'iuiy 24, i920. eeriai No. 398,852.

To allwlzom t may concern.:

Be it knownl that I, BENJAMIN O. FANS- Low, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at New York city, State of New York,'liave invented'certain new and useful Improvements in Check Protectors, of which thefollowing is a description, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawing, and to the figures of reference marked thereon.

Athe like .in such manner as to prevent any possible changing of thesame without detection.

An object of the invention is to provide a check protector which shallconsist ot a few parts, is simple in construction and which may bequickly manipulated for printing or marking a checlr.

axis and the check toI be marked is brought Yinto printing contact=therewith by a bodily and vertically moving platen.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a checkprotector'of the above.

character with yielding means for holding tlieprinting wheel in printingposition.

'A still further object of the invention is to provide a check protectorof the above character with a reciprocating feed dog which isinoved bythe hand of the operator for feeding the check and wherein the eX- tentAof movement of the feed dog is determined bi a stop shoulder carrieddirectly j by the printing wheel.

A still further object of `the invention is to provide a check protectorothe above type with a pressure member bgaring on the c ieck in rear ofthe reciprocating feeding member so as to insure the check feedingstraight through the machine.

:tion and partly in lon .the feed dog supporting means, the

This casing is divi ed These and other` objects will in part be'obviousand will in part lie-hereinafter more fully disclosed.

In the drawings which show by way of illustration one embodiment of theinven- Figure 3 is a' bottom plan view ofthe 60 same; l

Figure 4 is a vertical sectional view on the linefi--i of Figure 5;

liigure 4* is a rear View of a portion of the casing, showing thesupport for the shaft for the printing Wheel;

'Figure 5 is a view partly in front elevagitudinalfseetion on the line 5--5l of Figure 4;

Figure 6 is a horizontal sectional view through the check protector,showing the feeding mechanism in plan view and also the 'presser deviceassociated therewith;

Figure 7 is a detail in pers ective ehpwin the platen and the means orraising and lowering the same, the parts being separated toimoreclearly'show their structure;

Figure 8 is a plan View of adevelopment oa portion of the printingwheel, the type being shown diagranimatically;

Figure 9 is a detail in perspective'showing t parts being separated toshow the Structure and also showing a part of the presser member; Figurel0 is a detail' partly in side elevation and partly in section, showingthe feed dog and the sup ort 'therefor;

igure 11 is a p an view ofthe same;

Figure 12 is al1/'enlarged detail showing a portion of the feed dog anda portion of ghe co-perating vsupporting plate for the og y I l Generalstructure.

My improved check protector consists generally of a single integralcasing having slots -formed therein through which thev cheek passesdurin the printing operation. a supporti-ng plate embers and in the intoupper and lowerle upper Chamber is the printing wheel. mounted to rotateabout a tixed axis and associated with the printing wheel are suitable.inlting rollers. The printing wheel is provided with lines of charactersextending parallel with.

t0 position the selected line for printingv and is held in printingposition by a yielding device cooperating with spaced ribs on theinterior of the printing wheel. The cheek is raised into contact withthe print ing wheel by a bodily and vertical moving platen. This platenis raised and lowered by a hand lever. said hand lcvcr operating topositivelyy raise the platen aud a spring operating to lower the platenas the. lever is returned to normal idle position. The check is fedthrough the machine by a reciiirocat* ing t'eed dog which is providedwith teeth adapted to engage the check and JteeditI forward. Said feeddog is yieldingly held in Contact with the check and is reciprocated bya hand lever. The feeding movements are. limited by means ot stopshoulders formed on the print-ing wheel directly and engaged by a lng onthe support tor the feed dog. The check isdirected through the machineby a suitable guide and a` presser member bearing on the cheek in rearot the feed dog insures that the feed dog willteed the check in aforward direction and produce a straight.. line ot printing.

The preferred details of construction ofi my improved check protectorwill now be described.

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is provided with a" horizontal slot 5 at, the

rear face thereof, and a horimntal slot t3 at the front face thereot'and the check to be printed isted through these slots. Said Casing isdivided by means of a supporting plate? into an upper chamber 8 and alower chauniher 9. 'iaid plate 7 extends through tige slots and projectseach iside thereof. The, plate is indented at lith-lt) to torni metallugs which engage against the inner wall ot the casing and this holdsthe plate in place. Said plate is held against the bottoni 'of the slotsby t'roxn the casing aty a, y remesa means 'ot an upturned edge il atone side thereof. and by means ot' a ttl-shaped guide 12 which islocated adjacent. the other 'l`he printing wheel indicated aty lfl inthe' drawings is located in the upper chamber S and is secured to aLShaft l5. Said print ing wheel is formed with recesses adapted toreceive the ends of a pin It which extend through the shaft. and thusthe printing wheel is coupled to the shaft so as to turn therewith. Thisprinting wheel is provided with a serie-s ot lines of characters iT (seelfigurc tl). which. in the present embodiment of my invention. areletters and these letters torni words which may be used to print thevalue ot' the check. 'lhe length ot the lines of'type is, ot course,determined by the length of the word, llach wordbegins at the sainedistance from the frontv edge ot' the wheel and, ot: course. the otherends of the lines of type are a variable distance from the other edge ofthe printing wheel. The shattv l5 extends through a suitable opening 1Sin the wall l ot the casing and through an opening lt) in the lirontwall of the casing. with radial slots So that the shaft. with the pin1li in place may be inserted through said openuig. l

'lhe pointer associated. with the printing wheel is indicated at Q0 andsaid pointer is secured to the shaft l5 by means of a screw 21. "Whenthe pointer is rigidly secured to the shaft it serves as a means forholding the shalt in place while the pin 16 seated in the recesses inthe printing wheel. The printing wheel is provided with a hub 22. whichruns close. to the front. wall S ot the casing. ltigidly secured to theprinting wheel is a` beveled gear 23. A cross shaft 2l. extendsthrough asuitableopcning 25 in `the wallotthe casineaud is irovided with a handknob v25 at its outer end whereby said shaft may be readily rotated.Said shaft is mounted in a4 suitable bearing [i in a bracket 28. Thisbracket 2S is also provided with an opening 2S) through which the shaft.15 extends and said bracket. is secured to the casing at the inner taceoi' the wall 4- by means ot screws 3() and 31. The shaft 2J: carries abeveled gear Wheel 32. rlhis beveled gear wheel R2 meshes with'thebeveled gear wheel 23. The end of the. shaft 2e is square in crossSect-ion and tits into a similarly shaped opening in the gear wheel 32and the wheel is held on the shaft by means of a nut 83. Whenthe knob 26is The opening 18 is provided' rotated the printing wheel will berotated to bring a selected line of typeto printing position.

The printing wheel-is held yieldingly in printing position by means of aball roller 34.

ing wheel is provided with a cylindrical reist cessl 38 in its rear faceand this recess forms a cylindrical wall. Said cylindrical wall isprovided with a series of rounded parallel ribs 39 and between adjacentribs-there is a recess 40. The ball roller 34 will readily run overvthese rounded ribs, dropping into the recesses in succession. Whenpressure is applied to the hand knob, the printing wheel will be turned,said ball roller yielding and rolling over the roundedk ribs. Ifthe,knob be released with the ball roller on a rounded rib, the springpressure back pf the ball roller will' cause the printing wheel to turnuntil. said roller is seated in one of the recesses 40. W'hen saidroller is properly seated in the recess, thena line of type is inposition for printing.

The particular line of type which is in position for printing isindicated by the pointer Q0, which (io-operates with a dial consistinthel particular line, of vtype positioned for printing. These charactersin Athe present 'form of my invention are formed directly on the easing,thus doing away with a dial plate. l

v'The printing wheel in my preferred form of invention is of the typefor printing an inked line, and associated with the printing wheel are'two inking rollers 4l and 42. These' inking rollers are carried bydepending swinging arms 43, one on each side of the printing Wheel andsaid arms are mounted on the bracket 28. A spring 4.3 connected to thearms yieldingly forces the inking rollers into contact with the type.

F rom the above, it will be apparent that the inlring rollers, theyielding device for holding the printing wheel in a given position, andthe bearing for the cross shaft are all carried by the single bracket28. This bracket with all the parts in place, except the cross shaft,are properly'positionedrelative to the printing wheel, andthe printing`wheel and bracket slip into'the casing from below as a unit, then thecross shaft is' slipped in place throi h the opening 25 in thecasing andthe sha t l5 slipped in place through the opening l8- in the casing, andthe bracket secured in place by the holding screws 30 and 31. Afterthese parts have been assembled, then the bottom plate 7 is placed. Thisprovides a very simple strucers are held in place by means of removofsitable characters, indicating ture which can be readily assembled andplaced in a single integral casing.

Platen and operating mechanism therefor.

The check is raised into contactwith the 7o printing wheel for printingby means of a platen 44, Said platen is roughened or provided with a.series of proJections which serve not only to raiseA the check intoprinting engagement with theV printing Wheel, but to mutilate theportion of the check which is printed. The types'are similarly roughenedor formed with projections to co-operate'with the projections in theplaten in mutilating thel paper. This platen is mounted so as to movebodily and vertically and lift with equal pressure the entire surface ofthe check which is to be printed. The platen is secured to a carriage 45therefor by means of so1ews-46-46- This carriage 45 is adapted to slidevertically in guide-ways 47 and 48 formed in the casing. The carriage isprovided with recesses in which rollers 49 are located and these roll-9o able pintles 50. The openings in the carriage. for the pintles are atthe ends of the ycarriage and thesevends are closed by the Awall of theguiding recess so that the pintles can not be dislodged from therollers.

As clearly shown in Figure 4 of the drawings, the carriage45 is providedwith aA beveledL end 5l at the side of the casing, into which the checkis introduced which insures that the' check will move over the top ofthe 100 platen. The platen is also beveled as indicated at 52, at theend adiacent the beveled edge 51. As clearly shown in Figure, 7, the

carriage 45 has an extension consisting of side members 53 and 54 andend members..105 55 and 56, with suitable corner parts which supportthese side and end members. EX- tending through suitable opening in thebase' is a cross bar 57 which is provided with recesses in `whichrollers 58-58 are located. 1w Said rollers are supported by pintles 59,vlikewise seated in recesses in this cross bar so that the upper edges ofthe rollers project slightly' above the crossv bars. This cross barextends through the openings in the ends of the carriage above'the endmembers 55. and 56, as clearly shown in Figure 4 of the drawings. Thecross bar is held in place by screwsGO and 61. The cross bar 57- isformed of two plates riveted together 120 by suitable rivets 62, seeFigure 7. A spring 63 bears at its opposite ends upon the members 55 and56, respectively, and at the middle portion bears againsttheunderface ofthe cross bar 57. This springoperates to 1.25 force the carriage to itsextreme lowered position. A- pivot pin 64 extends up through the `crossbar and is threaded into the carriage. Said pin slides freely in thecross bar. Mounted on this pivot pin is' 1301 on the check properlypositioned.

a lever (55, see Figure 7, which lever is provided with an opening toreceive the pin ttt.v Said lever has radially extending projections t3?andt't. each of which is Jformed with a cam shoulder 69.o These camshoulders, which are in the form otta knife blades, are adapted to movebetween the rollers car ried by the carriage and by the cross bar andthus positively torce the carriage upwardly against the tension ot thespring (53. Thus it is that the carriage may be positively raised tobring the cheek into printing contact with the lines of type upon theprinting wheel. and when the lever G5 is released the rollers bearingagainst the cam inclines will torce the carriage to return to its normallowermost position. The lever G5 extends out through a suitable openingTt) in the base ot the check protector and is provided with an upturnedportion 7l which may be readily grasped for moving the lever.

Feeding and guiding nicc/umffnz.

The guiding member as above noted. consists otl a strip of'metal l'oldedupon itself to 'torni a guiding recess T2. rthe check to be printed isinserted in the slot 5 in the rear ot the machine and with one edge ofthe check in this guiding recess ot the guide i2. The guide l2 isfrictionally held in place and may be moved toward or 'from the centeuotthe machine or the line ot printing and thus the line of printing Thisguiding member, as above noted. serves the double function ot' holdingthe bottom plate in place and guiding the check, Said guiding member l2istormed with an upward la extendingg` finger piece T3. by which it maybe readily shifted and is also bent dmvnwardly and inwardly, indicatedat 7l around the downturned edge T5 ot the. bottom plate The upper wallot the guiding member 12 is also bent upwardly, as at T6. so as toinsure that the check will be inserted within the guiding recess TQ. Thecheck is ted through the machine by means ot a t'ecd dog Tl". rlhist'ced dog and the supporting means thereioris shown in detail in Figures9 and ll. rthe t'eed dog is in the torni ot' a plate having a shank 7Sas right angles to the main portion of the feed dog, which shank isprovided with an opening` T9. 'l` he Ateed dog carried by a feed dogsupport 8O which is Jformed with openings S1 and 82. adapted to freelyenrods tB and 84, respectively, shown in dotted lines in Figure 9. Thesupport slides hack and `forth on these rods and the rods are secured inthe end walls of the casing. Said support 8O is provided with a verticalrecess 84, which receives the shank 78 ot' the feed dog and a screw 85passing through the opening 79 serves as gc :terrasse a pivot, so thatthe feed dog mayswing freely on said support. A spring SG located in arecess 8? bears against the underface ot the shank T8 in rear ot thescrew 8.3, as clearly shownl in Figure lt), and normally moves the mainsection of the feed dog 77 against the support. rl`he teed dog isprovided with-teeth 8S which are adapted to grip the paper or check forfeeding the same through the machine.

As clearly shown in Figure 12, the bottom plate is provided with aseries ot indented recesses S9 and the teeth 88 in the feed dog are,adapted to -work in these recesses. rThe portions ot the vteed dog 90,between adjacent teeth, bear .on the ribs 91 in the bottom plate T,which ribs are 'formed by these in* dented recesses l89. ln other words,the bottom plate has longitudinally extending grooves and recessesdirectly beneath the teeth ot the t'eed dog. so that when there is nocheck in the machine,y a portion ot the feed dog between the teeth,rides on the bottom plate while the teeth are tree to run in therecesses. This not only enables the 'leed dog teeth to bend and bettergrip the paper ot the check. but it prevents said teeth from beingdulled by having direct sliding con- `tact on the metal bottom plate. aswould otherwise be the condition.

The support 80 for the feed dog is moved back and torth on the rods 83and 84 by means of an arm 9:2. The arm 92 extends into a recess 92 inthe support 80 and has shoulders on its :tree end engaging the end otthe recess for moving said support. rll`his arm 92, as clearly shown inFigures 5 and 's rigidly carried by a vertical post 99, ivinch islocated in a recess 9e. Rigidly secured to the upper end of this post 93is an arm 95. Said arm is secured to ,the post by a screw 96. The arm 95projects to the front of the machine and is provided with a thumb piece97. Surrounding the post 93 is a spring 98, This spring at one end hearsagainst the. arm 92 and at its other end it engages an opening in thetrout wall ot the casing. The spring normally tends to move the arm tothe rear ot the machine, whileI the operator pressing upon the thumb`piece 9T yswings the lever so as to more the feed dog support towardthe front, otl the machine tor the t'eeding ot the check. llhen the feeddog is released. it returns to its normal position, shown in Figure 6.That is, with the feed dog support against the rear wall of the casing.

The extent of the forward movement of the feed dog and thus the extentot' feed ofA the check is determined by a series of stops formeddirectly on the printing wheel. As

clearly shown in Figure 8, the surface ot the *x printing wheel istormed with a series ot grooves 99. rThese grooves are located betweenthe lines of type., Each groove exisa 'tends from the rear oftheprinting wheel along the surface to a varying extent` and at'theinner end of each groove there is a stop shoulder ,100.' The feed dogsupport '5 80 is provided with ai rib 101, which is adapted to' enter'one of these grooves 99 when the printing wheel is in position forprinting and slide therein until it strikes the stop shoulder et theextreme end of the groove 99. When' this rib strikes the stop shoulderet the end of the groove, the feed dog can notl be moved further and,therefore, the stroke of the feed dog is determined by these stopshoulders 1.00. These grooves `le are so proportioned and the stopshouldersso positioned that when the word Fifteen for example, is inposition fori printing, the `groove which the rib 101 enters is just theright length for a feed of the check, the vlength of the type .formingthe word Fifteen lus the spacing between the word .printe and the nextword to be printed.

From the above, it will be apparent that l have provided a feedingmechanism which includes a reciprocating feed dog which is moved by handfor feeding the checl; and wherein the mechanism is very simple andwherein 'the length of the feed stroke is determined by the length ofthe'word which is4 3G printed plus the desired space between the printedWords on the check.

The feed dog T 7 is provided with a vvertical openingr 102 which permitsthe feed dog to swing freely. Located in rear of the feed dog'is apresser foot or member 1031 carried by a lever 104. rl.`his lever ispivoted at105 and extends outwardly through a suitable slot in thecasing. The extreme outward end 105 may be readily depressed by the op'i erator and the presser foot raised from check. A springlOG' issecured to this lever 194 at the right of its pivot point and servesnbrmally to hold the end yieldingl in contact with the check. This lever1 e is pivs oted to the bracket 28 and is removed or placed in thecasing with the bracket. The presser foot 103 is directly in rear of thefeed dog and when the 'feed dog is retracted, said presser foot engagesthe dog, swings it on its pivot and moves it clear of the check beneaththesame, so that when the feed dog is aft its extreme rear position, acheck may be vrendily inserted in the machine after the presser foot israised, the raising of the through the operation of the feed dog.Operation.

er tion of my check protector will vbe appar- @Fi en i From the above1it is thought that the op- The check is now inserted in the ma- 'of typey words.

presser foot. raising the feed dog to a fur-4 and cross bar for raisingthe platen chine from the rear through .the slotsv'in the casing, withone edge in the guiding recess "ZQ. The presser foot is raised to permitthe insertion of the check. After it has been placed in the machine,then the printing wheel is turned through the hand knob 26 to bring thePointer to the character-indi-I eating the desired word to be printedupon the check, after which the lever is swung which raises the platenbodily, lifting the check againstthe type on the printing wheel and theword is printed. During this operation the printing wheel is held in'printing position by the yielding ball roller engaging the printingwheel between the rounded ribs thereon. Aft-er the word has beenprinted, the lever 65 is released and the spring returns the platen toits normal loweied'position. The operator then presses upon the thumbpiece 97 which causes the :feed` dog support to move forward, the feeddog grips the check and moves the check forward and the forward movementof the feed dog is limited by the stop shoulder which is associated withthe articuler line of type printing, and, there ore, the check will bevfed a distance equal to the length of the l-ine lus the desired spacebetween he lever for `manipulating the feed dog support is released andthe feed dog returns to its normaly position forthe next feeding stroke.

The printino' wheel is then set for the next desired word Ato printandthis c'ycle of o erations is continued un- '.til the entire chec isprinted, after which Ithe check may. be withdrawn.

While I'have .shown one specific form `of I the invention, it will. beunderstood, -of course, that changes may be'made in the details ofconstruction and arrangement of parts without departing from thev spiritof the invention, asset forth in the appendedclaims.

Having thus described my invention', what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent', is

1. -Acheck protector comprising a casing, a printing wheel mounted insaid casing to rotate abolita. fixed axis, a platen, a verticallyvreciprocating 'carriage carrying the platen and moving in guidingrecesses lin said casing, a cross bar fixed -to the casing, a swinginglever disposed between the cross bar and the carriage' and having meansfor raising the carriage and platen to print the check. Y

2. A check protector comprising a casing a printing wheel mounted insaidcasing td rotate about a fixed axis, a ',platen, a verti callyreciprocating carriage moving in guiding recesses in said casing, across bar fixed to the casing, a vertically disposed pivot pin, a leverfree to move on said-pin having inciined portions movable between thecarriage vo print los its

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the check, and a spring for lowering the carriage.

A check protector comprising a casing, a printing Wheel mounted in saidCasing to rotate about a fixed axis, a platen, a verticallyreciprocating carriage on which said plat-en is mounted, rollerscarriedby said carriage, a cross vbar mountedin said easing, rollerscarried by said cross bar, a' pivot pin, and a lever tree to move onsaid pivot pin and having inclined cam faces adapted to move between therespective rollers on the carriage and cross bar for raising thecarriage.

l. cheek protector comprising a casing, a printing Wheel mounted in saideasing to rotate about a tixed axis, a platen, a verticallyreciprocating carriage on which saidpplat- 'en lis mounted, rollerscarried by said carriage, a cross bar mounted in said easing, rollerscarried by said cross bar, a pivot pin, a lever 'l'ree to move on saidpivot pin and having inclined cani laces adapted to move between therespective rollers on the carriage and crossbar tor raising thecarriage, and a fiat bowed spring engaging the underface o't said crossbar and engaging said carriage for lowering the carriage.

5. A check protector comprising a casing, a printing wheel mounted insaid casing to rotate about a fixed axis, a platen, a carriage on whichsaid platen is mounted, said carriage having rollers and parts extendingbeneath said rollers, a pivot pin mounted in said carriage, a cross barmounted in the casing and having'an opening through which said pivot pinit'reelyv slides, rollers mounted in recesses in the upper 'tace ot saidcross bar, said rollers being opposed to the rollers on the carriage, alever tree to swing on said pivot pin, and haviiigan inclined cani taceadapted to mov(` between the respective rollers 'for raising thecarriage, a bowed spring having an opening for the pivot pin bearingagainst the. iuidert'ace olthe cross bar and having its ends engagedwith the parts ot' the carriage extending beneath the roller.

6. check protector comprising a easing having slots in opposed facesthereof, a plate in said slots dividing the casing into upper and lowerchambers, a. printing ivlicel mounted in the upper chamber to rotateabout a tixed axis1 a platen located in said lower chamber, said platehaving an opening through which said platen nioves, means for raisingsaid platen for printing the cheek, means independent oi the printingwheel and located in the upper chamber for engaging the cheek tol'eedthe saine, and a hand lever for operatingr said Jfeeding means.

7. A cheek pifotect'or comprising a casing having slot-s in opposedfaces thereof, a plate in saidslots dividing the casing into upper andlower. chambers, a printing Wheel mounted in the upper chamber to rotateabout a fixed axis, a platen located in said lower chamber, said platehaving an open ing through which said platen moves, means for raisingsaid platen tor printing the check, a reciprocating feed dog located insaid upper chamber Jor feeding the check, a hand lever tor moving saidtecd doof, and means carried by the printing ivlieel tor limiting themovement ot' the i'f'eedrdofr.

t5. A check protector comprising a rasing having slots in opposed Afacesthereof, a plate in said slots dividing the casing into upper and loiverchambers, a printing wheel mounted in the upper chamber to rotate abouta tired axis, a platen located in said 60 lower chamber, said platehaving aii opening through which said platen moves` means tor raisingplaten tor printing the check, a reciprocating feed dog located in saidupper chamber for feeding the check, a hand lever tor moving said feeddog, means carried by the printing Wheel for limiting the movement otthe feed dog, and a presser member in rear ot the 'feed dog and bearingagainst said ,check during the feeding movement 99 thereof.

t), it check protector comprising a casing having slots in opposed'Jfaces thereof, a plate in said slots dividing the easing into upper andloiver chambers, a printing ivlieel mounted in the upper chamber torotate aboutr a lined axis, a platen located in saidloiver chamber, saidplate having an opening through which said platen moves, means forraising said platen for printing lm the check, a reciprocating feed doglocated in said upper chamber for feeding 'the check, a hand lever formoving said feed dog, means carried by the printing Wheel tor limitingthe movement ot the feed dog, a presser member in rear of the leed dogand bearing. against said checltduring the feeding movef ment thereof,:ind means for raising the presser member and thereby raising the feeddog. U0

10. A checlg protector comprising a casinghaving slots in opposedfacesthereof, a plate in said slots dividing the casing into upper and lowerchambers, a printing Wheel mounted in the upper chamber to rotate abouta fixed axis, an opera-ting shaft extending through the casing forrotating saidprint ing wheel, a platen located in said lower chamber andadapted to raise the check for printing the same, a lever extendingthrough the casing for raising said platen, a. feeding mechanismindependent of the printiii Wheel located in the upper chamber, and aiand lever extending through the easing llor operating said tee-dingmechanism. 125

ll. A check protector comprising a casing having slots in opposed 'facesthereof, a plate in said slots dividing the casing into upper and lowerchambers, a printing Wheel mouiited in the upper chamber to rotate abouta l30 having slots in opposed faces thereof, a

plate in said slots dividing the casing into upper and lower chambers, aprinting-Wheel mounted in thev`v upper chamber to rotate about a fixedaxis, an operating shaft eX- tending through the casing 'for rotatingsaid printing wheel, a platen located in said lower chamber and adaptedto raise the check for printing t-he same, a lever extending through thecasing for raismg sind platen, a reciprocating feed dog located in /saidupper chamber for engaging and feeding the check, a hand lever forreciprocating the 4feed dog, 'apresser member engaging the check in rearof the feed dog, and a hand lever extending through the casing by whichsaid presser member may` be raised.

13. A check protector comprising a single integral casing having arectangular base and a semi-cylindrical housing having parallel frontand 'rear Walls, slots formed in the front and rea-r Walls otvvsaid'casing, a plate located in said slet-s and projecting bevond theside walls of the casing, a printing wheel located in said housing, aplaten cti-operating vvit'h said printing Wheel,

means for giving a `xlelative movement to ysaid platen and printingWheel for printing the check, means for feeding the check, said platehaving one edge thereof turned up for holding the plate against thebottom edges of the slots, and said plato having down- Wardly projectinglugs engaging the inner faces of the walls of the casing to preventedgewise movement of the `plate.

l 14. A check protector comprising a singie integral casing having arectangular base and a semi-'cylindrical housing having' parallel frontand rear ivalls, slots formed in the front and rear walls of saidcasing, a. plate located in said slots and projecting bevond the sideAWalls of the casing, a printing wheel, located in said housing, a platencri-operating With said printing` Wheel, means 'for giving a relativemovement to said platen and printing Wheel for printing the check, meansfor feeding the check, said plate having one edge thereof turned up forholding the plate against the bottom edges ot the slots, said platehaving, downwardly projecting lugs engaging the inner faces of the Wallsof the casing t'o prevent edgewise movement of the plate, and a guidehaving a recess for guiding the. edge of the lcheck Aconnected't-o saidplate so that said guide may be adjusted longitudinally thereof.

l5. A check protector comprising a single integral casing having arectangular base and a semi-cylindrical housing having parallel frontand rear Walls, slots formed in the front and rear walls of said casing,a plate located in said slots and projecting beyond the side Walls ofthe casing, a printing Wheel located in said housing, a platencooperating with said printing4 Wheel, means for giving a relativemovement to said platen and printing wheel 4for printing the check,means for feeding the check said plate having one edge thereof turne upfor holding the plate` against the bottom edges of the slots, said platehaving dovvn-` wardly projecting lugs engaging the innerl faces of theWalls of the casing to prevent edgewise movement of the plate, a guidelhaving a recess for guiding the edge of the check connected to saidplate so that said guide may be adjusted longitudinali? thereof, saidguide having an upturne lip at the' receiving-end thereof tol insurethat the check asses into said guiding recess.

16. check protector comprising a single integral casing, a printingWheel, a shaft printing Wheel, a bracket located in said casing ,andsecured thereto, pivoted arms carried by said'bracket, inking rollersmounted on said arms, a spring for yieldingly moving said rollers intoContact with the printing wheel, acrossshaitt for rotating.

the printing WheeLsaid bracket having a .bearing for said cross shaft,and a yielding roller mounted on said bracket' and engaging saidVprinting Wheel for holding the same in a selected printing position.'

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17. A check protector comprising a single Vintegral casing, a printingwheel, a shaft mounted in sald casmgand carrying said` printing wheel,a-bracket located in said casing and secured4 thereto, pivoted armscarried said arms, a spring for yieldingly moving said rollers intocontact with the printing Wheel, a

cross shaft for rotating the printing Wheel,V

printing Wheel, a. bracket located in said casing and secured thereto,pivoted arms carried by said bracket, inlring rolls mounted on saidarnispaspring for yieldingly movby said bracket, inlring rollers mountedon mounted in said casing and carrying said 55:1"

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ing said rollers into Contact with the printing wheel, a cross shaft forrotating the printing wheel, said bracket having a bearing for saidcross shaft, said bracket having a recess formed therein, a pivotedroller extending into said recess, a spring itor torcing said rolleroutwardly, andsaid print# ing wheel having a recess termed thereinproviding a cylindricalV wall.y rounded ribs formed on said cylindricalwail with which said yielding roller engages for holding 'the printingwheel in a selected printing position.

19. A cheek protector comprising a casing, a printing wheel mountedvtorotate upon a fixed axis. a platen cooperating with the printing wheel.means independent orn the printing wheel for feeding the cheek. saidprinting wheel having a recess therein forming a cylindrical wall1spaced rounded ribs on the inner surface of said cylindrical wall of theprinting wheel. a ball roller adapted to engage'said rounded ribs. abracket supporting said roller. and a spring yieldingly torcing theroller into contact with the ribs.

20. A check protertor comprising a casing. a printing wheel locatedtherein. a shatt extending through said printing wheel and carrying aprojecting pin adapted to engage recesses in the printing wheel torrotating the saine, a )ointer secured to said shaft for holding t e pinin said recesses and connecting .the shatt to the printing wheel.

2l. A check protector comprising a casing having parallel front and rearwalls with a line ot' openings therein. a printing wheel located in saidcasing. a shaft. extending through said openings and through saidprinting wheel` a projecting pin rarried by the shaft engaging recessesin the rear tace ot said printing wheel.y a pointer secured to the frontend ot said shaft and holding said p in in said recesses. t

2Q. check protector comprising a casing having parallel front and rearwalls with a line ot' openings therein. a printing wheel located in saidcasing. a shaft extending through said openings and through saidprinting wheel. a projecting pin carried by the sha tt engaging recessesin the rear tace of said printing wheel` a pointer' secured to the'front end ot said shaft and holding said pin in said recesses, saidprinting wheel having a beveled gear thereon. a cross shaft extendingthrough said casing and having a hand knob. a beveled gear secured tothe other end of said shaft and meshing with. said beveled gear on theprinting wheel.

23. A check protector comprising a casing. aprinting Wheel therein. aplate co-opcrating with said printing wheel, a. reciprocatieee-eea ing`feed dog a hand lever for reciprocating said feed dog, said printingwheel having` on its outer 'tace grooves, each terminating in a stopshonlder,' a rib movable with said feed dog and adapted to engage oneot' said rooves, the groove engaged by said rib iieing proportioned tothe length ot the word printed plus the desired space between words.

24. A. check protector*comprising a casing, a printing wheel located insaid casing to rotate about a tiXed airis7 a plat-en co--operating withsaid printing wheel, ayielding teed dog, a support for said feed dog7 alever engagging said support for reciprocating the same, a spring tormoving said lever to retract the feed dog, said printing wheel having aseries of parallel lines ot type, a groove between adjacent lines oftypes open at the rear ot the printing wheel and terminating aty a stopshoulder` a rib on said teed dog support adapted to engage one ot' saidgrooves t'or limiting the forward movement ot. the 'leed dog, saidgroove engaged by the rib being proportioned in length to the length otthe Word printing plus the desired space between words.

Q5. check protector comprising a casing having a printing wheel therein,a platen co-operating with the yprinting wheel, rods extending acrosssaid easing a feed dog support sliding on said rods, ya lever engagingsaid support for moving it back and t'orth, a spring Ator moving thelever in one direction, a hand piece t'or moving the lever in the otherdirection, a feed dog pivoted to said support and having a rearwardlyprojecting shank, a spring carried by the support and engaging saidshank for normally pressing the feed dog into engagement with the check.

2G. A check protector comprising a casing, a printing wheel therein, aplaten co-operating with the printing wheel, a feeding mechanism torfeeding the check including a feed dog having teeth adapted to engagethe check; a plate supporting the check, said plate having groovesdirectly beneath said teed dog teeth and of greater depth than thelength ot the teeth.

2i'. il; jfeeding mechanism tor a check pro tector including areciprocating pivoted feed dog yieldingly pressed toward the check. aplate `for supporting the cheek having longitudinal grooves ltoi-inedtherein, said feed dog having spacedteeth engaged directly beneath saidgrooves and having sections between the teeth adapted to ride on theridges between the grooves in the plate when the feed dog is moved withno check oit the machine.

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